Bergstrom - Bergstrom

On January 10, 1957 at 12:00 AM, Bergstrom - Bergstrom experienced a crash involving Boeing B-29 Superfortress, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Austin-Bergstrom Texas.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 66.7%.

Crew on board: 9, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was completing a night training mission at Bergstrom AFB. On final approach, the airplane was too low and crashed in flames short of runway. Four crew members were rescued while five others were killed. Few hours later, one of the survivor died from his injuries. Those killed were: Lt Ronald Rosetti, Lt Robert E. Smith, Sgt Edward Clifford Clemmons, Sgt Thomas Salazar, A2c Michael Bryan McIntosh, Lt Don Anderson Berg.

Aircraft reference details include registration 44-84029.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 30.1935°, -97.6650°.